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American college football season
The 1982 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by third-year head coach Bill Curry, and played their home games at Grant Field in Atlanta. It was their last year competing as football independents before joining the Atlantic Coast Conference in 1983.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 11 | No. 4 Alabama | | | L 7–45 | 57,126 |
September 18 | The Citadel | | | W 36–7 | 24,463 |
September 25 | at Memphis State | | | W 24–20 | 15,061 |
October 2 | at No. 12 North Carolina | | | L 0–41 | 49,500 |
October 9 | at Tulane | | | W 19–13 | 34,321 |
October 16 | at Auburn | | | L 0–24 | 57,000 |
October 23 | Tennessee | | ABC | W 31–21 | 43,182 |
October 30 | Duke | | | L 21–38 | 36,562 |
November 6 | Virginia | | | W 38–32 | 22,103 |
November 13 | at Wake Forest | | | W 45–7 | 19,257 |
November 27 | at No. 1 Georgia | | | L 18–38 | 82,122 |
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Sources:[1][2]
Roster
1982 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
Pos. |
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Name |
Class
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DL
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Bobby Hodge
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DL
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Donnie Chisholm
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DL
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Marvin Dyett
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LB
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56
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Robert Jaracz
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LB
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Rob Horton
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LB
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Dante Jones
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LB
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Duane Wood
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LB
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Pat Swilling
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LB
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Ted Roof
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CB
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22
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Jack Westbrook
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DB
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Sammy Brown
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DB
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Paul Menegazzi
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DB
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Mike Travis
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DB
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Ted Thurson
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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References
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People | |
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National championship seasons in bold |